JULY ISSUE

 

BIDS

The July bids will be out by July 23, 2006, for the next three bid cycles there will be two sets of bids each. The first group of bids will be the normal bid that goes into effect at the start of the following Pay period. The second group of bids will not go into affect until January of 2007.

          The second group of bids is to go into affect when the 33 new clerks from Newark Facility are excessed here, which as of now is schedule for January of 2007. When you bid on one of these assignments, you will remain in you current position until January when the new assignment takes affect. You may bid all three times that bids come out; there is no lock in period on these bids. 

          The reason for having this second group of bids now is for the sole purpose of giving the current DVD employees, you, the opportunity to bid on the newly established bids prior to the excessed employees from the Newark Facility arriving.

          There are still several employees from the SPBS and FSM that have not gotten a bid and remain unassigned, I am urging you to bid on a position when these bids come out. Management has informed the union that after this set of bids all unassigned regulars will be reassigned. At this time you may not be able to get the same days that you have now but I suggest that you bid for the tour that you want and then try to bid to your preferred rest days.

          There are two expeditor jobs that are vacant, one on tour 1 and one on tour 3, the reason that theses bids have not been posted is that the two employees that held these bids have passed away and we are waiting for personnel to remove their names from the active list. These bids will go up as soon as the bids officially become vacant.

 

PERSONALS

          We lost three employees. Bernice Bradley, Denise Nurkett, and William Smith were all good loyal union members and dedicated workers that will be missed. I ask that we all remember them in our prayers.

 

 EVENTS

          The union is now selling discount coupons for the movies, there are three different levels of tickets. Normally the NY office requests that members pay in advance, but starting this week I will have tickets for sale here at DVD. Anyone that needs tickets can see me or just leave your name with a steward and I will have the tickets for you the next day.

          On August 26, 2006, NY Metro will have a trip to Dorney Park, Members are free and each additional guess will be $ 40.00. There will be a bus from here to pick you up; this is included with the fee. All tickets must be purchase no later then August 11th, 2006. To buy tickets you must either contact your union representative or call the union office at 212-563-7553 ext.11 to speak with Ms. Tawanda Young.

For more information about these two events please see the union bulletin boards.

 

EAST SWINGROOM

          Maintenance has notified the union that the construction will take two weeks longer then expected, making July 28, 2006 the date that the swingroom will reopen.